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1 (2 3) Watershed Watershed Number: 523 Location Map Clark Clay City Stanton Berea Richmond Madison %g 52 %g 23 %g3325 Irvine Ravenna %g %g 52 %g57 %g %g 52 %g 8 %g57 Estill %g %g 85 %g 5 %g 8 %g2 %g 52 %g 3 Lee Powell %g 52 (2 3) Watershed Beattyville Fincastle Wolfe Campton Breathitt Jac Rockcastle Jackson %g 8 %g 587 %g 3 McKee %g Owsley Booneville Mount Vernon 5 5 Miles Watershed Features Chamberlain Branch V bb ð Little Doe Creek b Little Willow Branch Big Doe Creek U # Willow Branch V Public Water Supplies b KPDES Permitted Discharge Sites ð U Buck Creek Buck Lick Branch USGS Gaging Stations!_ KY River Watershed W atch Sample Sites # KY DOW Monitoring Sites Designated Use Support Sampling Sites!: KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Monitoring Sites!2 US Forest Service Monitoring Sites T US Army Corps of Engineers Monitoring Sites!/ L.F.U.C.G. Monitoring Sites Watershed Boundaries ð Cave Branch Wolf Pen Branch Little Creek Salt Rock Branch

2 Geography. The 2 3 watershed straddles the southern boundary between Lee County and Estill County. The land is in the escarpment area of the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field physiographic region, characterized by hilly terrain, very rapid surface runoff, and moderate rates of groundwater drainage. The watershed is underlain by coals, sandstones, and shales: this geology is generally conducive to productive wells, although water quality may be low for wells that draw from coal layers. Parts of the watershed lie over easily weathered clay shales that store water but allow little groundwater flow. Other parts of the watershed lie above interbedded clay shales and siltstones. Waterways. This watershed includes the between Sturgeon Creek (Heidelberg) and Station Camp Creek (Irvine). Among the creeks that feed it are Cave Branch, Willow Branch, Ross Creek, Wolf Pen Branch, Buck Lick Branch, Buck Creek, and Big Doe Creek. Water from the Millers Creek, Cow Creek, Sturgeon Creek, and 2 watersheds also flow into this watershed. Land and water use. Land in the watershed is mainly rural and wooded; about % is agricultural. The surface waters of the watershed supply the drinking water for the municipal system in Irvine. Two businesses hold permits for discharges into the creeks. See tables for details. Agency data assessment. The assessed creek segments in this watershed fully support their designated uses, based on biological and/or water-quality data. See tables for details. Watershed rankings. The ranking formula provides a preliminary ranking by synthesizing a broad spectrum of watershed characteristics, current conditions, and threats. This watershed ranks in the group with a moderate need for protection and/or restoration. This rating is for the watershed on average: particular sites and particular waters within the watershed may vary widely. See tables for details. Volunteer data. No volunteer data were collected in this watershed in.

3 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 523 This report was prepared by the Kentucky Water Research Institute as a product of the statewide Kentucky Watershed Management process. Information presented in this report was collected from many sources. Reasonable attempts were made to ensure that information and figures are as accurate as possible, but no representation or guarantee is made as to either the correctness or suitability of information for particular purposes. All critical information should be independently verified. Please address questions or corrections to Basin Coordinator, KWRI, Rm. 233 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Summary of Basin Characteristics and Facilities General Land-use Characteristics: Total Land Area (): 38,66 Residential Area: 3 % of Total.8 Number of Mine Permits: Commercial Area: Industrial Area: Agricultural Area: Rural and Wooded Area: Other Land-use Area: , , Total Permitted Mining Area (): Number of Identified Wetland Areas: Total Wetland Area (): 3 Withdrawal and Discharge Sites: Number of Public Water Supplies and Water Withdrawal Sites: Number of KPDES Discharge Permits: 3 Surface Water Withdrawals: Groundwater Withdrawals: No. of Potable Water Treatment Facilities: Sampling Site Statistics: Number of USGS Gaging Stations: Number of Kentucky Division of Water Sampling Sites: Number of Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Sampling Sites: Number of US Forest Service Sampling Sites: Number of US Army Corps of Engineers Sampling Sites: Number of Watershed Watch Sampling Sites: Number of Lexington-Fayette Urban Co. Gov. Sampling Sites:

4 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 523 Watershed s and Ranking Categories: Protection Ranking Observed Impacts Potential Impacts High Medium Low Restoration Ranking Medium Overall Watershed Ranking: Medium Protection Categories: Range of All Mean of All Wetland Areas Surface Drinking Water Sources Ground Drinking Water Sources Groundwater Sensitivity KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Management Areas U.S. Forest Service Management Areas Kentucky State Park Areas Nature Preserves Commission Areas Nature Conservancy Areas Reference Reach Outstanding Resource Recognized Stream Resources s Assessment s , No. of sources No. of sources No. of resources , Observed Impact Categories: Human Health Impact Categories: Range of All Mean of All Flood Declarations Water Supply Inadequacy Observed Impacts to Surface Drinking Water Observed Impacts to Fish Consumption Observed Impacts to Primary Water Contact Contamination Sites Impacting Human Health.... Number since Ecological Health Impact Categories: Observed Impacts to Aquatic Life Contamination Sites Impacting Ecological Health Potential Impact Categories: Range of All Mean of All Potential Contamination Sites Potential Pesticide Loading Potential Fertilizer Loading Agricultural Erosion Potential Livestock Operations Potential Impact KPDES Discharge Violations KY Division of Water Citizen Complaints Toxic Release Inventory Population Change Projection Population Not on Public Sewer Systems Mining Area Surface Water Runoff Potential KPDES Permitted Discharges.8 2, Est. sales in tons Est. tons applied Est. tons erosion / acre Animal units Number of violations Number of complaints Number of persons Number of persons SCS Curve Number ,2 3 23,638 8,

5 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 523 Stream and Waterbody Use Support Summary Total Stream Miles: 75.2 Number of Segments Stream Miles Assessed Fully Supporting Partially Supporting Not Supporting Threatened Segments Assessed: Designated Uses Aquatic Life: Primary Contact: Fish Consumption: Drinking Water: * Blank values indicate no assessed segments for this category. Assessed Stream Segments and Waterbodies Stream or Waterbody Name * Starting Milepoint Segment Ending Milepoint Length (miles) Designated Uses * Overall Level of Support Buck Creek AL Fully Supporting *Abbreviations: AL - Aquatic Life Support, PC - Primary Contact Recreation, SC - Secondary Contact Recreation, FC - Fish Consumption, DW - Drinking Water Supply, UT - Unnamed Tributary Withdrawal Sites and Discharge Facilities:

6 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 523 Withdrawal Sites and Discharge Facilities: Public Water Supplies and Water Withdrawal Facility Origin of Source Type of Facility Permit ID Number IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Surface Water Water Treatment Plant 3325 KPDES Permitted Discharge Facilities Facility Gaging Stations and Sampling Sites: US Geological Survey and US Army Corps of Engineers Stream Gaging Stations Stream Location Agency Station ID Number Sampling Parameter US COE USCE Flow US COE USCE Flow KY Division of Water Sampling Sites Type of Facility KPDES Site ID Number CSX TRANSPORTATION RAVENNA RAILROADS, LINE HAUL OPERATING KY657 FAUSTE OIL SERVICES INC PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS & TERM KY566 Stream Name Buck Creek Type of Sampling Physical/Chemical Monitoring